BBC America to be fully American owned by AMC Networks

[only1moore]

AMC Networks Acquires Full Control of BBC America for $42 Million

AMC Networks has acquired full control in BBC America. The U.S. media company has owned a 49.1% stake in the BBC Studios company since 2014.

variety.com

 

[Loganfly]

Can't wait for BBC America to become an average AMC channel within a few months, which means almost no one will watch it

 

[Gregg.]

Will this mean the channel will not be 100% BBC shows? Do I remember a version of Star Trek once ran on the BBC America network, having nothing to do with Britain?

 

[Mediafrog+]

Will this mean the channel will not be 100% BBC shows?

I don’t think BBC America was ever “100% BBC shows”. In its early days it was a hodgepodge of British content from various sources. Now it runs shows you can find on numerous other outlets.

BBC America is a textbook example of “channel drift” as it barely resembles what it once was.

Channel drift - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[desertaire]

BBC now has total control of BritBox, which is an on-demand service. No wonder they no longer have interest in BBC America. Plus the Top Gear franchise is suspended and Doctor Who is now co-produced with Disney, which means the Doctor now will be exclusively on the Mouse's Disney+ and Hulu.

 

[inari]

Can't wait for BBC America to become an average AMC channel within a few months, which means almost no one will watch it

It already is and has been for quite awhile.

 

[NoDakObserver]

BBC America used to be more fun, I enjoyed seeing the British Whose Line is it Anyway and I remember UK Law and Order being shown. It's been lots of Star Trek for years now.

 

[Don CT]

So is it a license of the BBC Trademark or is there still some cross pollination from the mother ship.